Name: Apache Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Steer calves 5.00 to 10.00 higher and heifer calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Quality average to attractive with moderate demand. Slaughter cows mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. A total of 206 cows and bulls sold with 37 percent going to packers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $494.45/cwt on 66 head, up $24.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +37.61 against this barn's trailing median of $456.84.

Average price

$494.45

▲ 24.64 vs prior sale

66 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$523

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$67.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.87

vs OK average

+6.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	497.52	2,729	63
Medium and Large 1-2	513	430.00	2,206	3thin

One grade step is worth $67.52/cwt here — about $523 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $505.51, low $396.77, median $456.84 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale66 hd

494.45

—

OK average6 barns · 611 hd

480.58

+13.87

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

+6.10

This barn, trailing median31 sales

456.84

+37.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,510	197.17	2,977	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	171.89	1,954	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,338	165.05	2,209	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	159.21	1,619	14

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$3,401	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,364	$3,211	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,950	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$2,900	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$2,631	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,107	$2,435	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$4,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$4,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 lots · USDA AMS · Apache Livestock Auction - Apache, OK

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	414	485.72/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,011	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	492.17/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,284	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,322	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,671	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	368.67/cwt	361.00–374.50	2,348	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	444.10/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,323	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	531.58/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,690	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	331.15/cwt	324.00–335.00	2,252	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	581	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,280	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	541	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,191	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	386	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	402.81/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,252	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	347.20/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,500	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	515.75/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,001	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,999	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	794	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,731	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	527.88/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,201	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	400	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	644.18/cwt	557.50–706.00	2,325	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	433.53/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,840	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	721.78/cwt	712.50–727.50	2,028	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	563.17/cwt	545.00–570.00	2,636	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	332.94/cwt	329.00–334.50	3,113	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	350.43/cwt	350.00–351.00	2,747	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	523.51/cwt	500.00–532.50	2,738	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	487.83/cwt	470.00–512.50	2,771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	3,024	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	374.78/cwt	371.00–375.00	2,946	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	343.21/cwt	331.00–346.00	3,072	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	579	463.19/cwt	460.00–468.00	2,682	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	513	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	465	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,604	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	616.04/cwt	604.00–630.00	2,587	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	574	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,569	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	425	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,681	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,725	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	177.47/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,984	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,686	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,767	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	164.05/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,880	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,115	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	974	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,617	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,791	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	162.78/cwt	157.00–169.00	2,115	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	173.01/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,552	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,098	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	980	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,539	1
Bulls	—	—	1,518	199.72/cwt	196.00–204.00	3,032	6
Bulls	—	—	1,720	214.29/cwt	208.00–223.00	3,686	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,225	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,107	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,165	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,330	1
Bulls	—	—	1,516	188.09/cwt	176.00–195.00	2,851	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,089	208.53/cwt	165.00–272.50	2,271	61
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	886	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,459	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,107	2,435.24/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,435	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,364	3,210.51/head	2,750.00–3,450.00	3,211	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	2,630.55/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,631	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	3,401.09/head	3,050.00–3,650.00	3,401	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	850	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,027	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	480.29/cwt	427.50–500.00	2,051	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	394.58/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,079	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,352	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	476	467.84/cwt	422.50–500.00	2,227	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,641	13

How this sale compares

Oklahoma weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Oklahoma auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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